New Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati had been widely criticized about her daughter’s first name. A look back at the history behind this choice, and the tribute made by the politician.
This is a first surprise in this reshuffle by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal: Rachida Dati is appointed Minister of Culture (official announcement pending). Among the ministers retained, we note Sébastien Lecornu at the Ministry of the Armed Forces, Bruno Le Maire at the Economy, Gérard Darmanin at the Interior and even Dupont-Moretti at Justice. But the elected mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris was not expected.
Member of the Republicans, she therefore replaces Rima Abdul Malak, who had distinguished herself from President Emmanuel Macron in the Depardieu affair. Close to a French star, Rachida Dati has already been a minister for Nicolas Sarkozy. She was also pregnant. And just like these parents who chose an original name for their child in the New Year, she had been widely criticized. But where exactly does his daughter’s name come from? ? There is a hidden story…
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Rachida Dati: this tribute paid to her mother
While Claire Chazal or even Stéphane Bern were cited to become Minister of Culture, it is Rachida Dati who has just been appointed by Gabriel Attal). Known for her fierce opposition to Anne Hidalgo on the Paris council and her muscular television appearances on election nights, the politician is making her return to government after having been Keeper of the Seals from 2007 to 2009. That same year, she gave birth of his daughter, named Zohra. She had explained to Paris Match having given his mother’s name, Fatim-Zohra, of Algerian origin and to whom she was very close. To her, it seemed obvious. A tender tribute for an important person in his life, who died in 2001.
Born from her union with businessman Dominique Deseigne, the young girl had to face harassment. But Rachida Dati always wanted to protect her from the media coverage. HAS Paris Matchshe confided in an inheritance from her mother, a wedding ring, which she will give to her daughter, and the lessons she had passed on to him about the importance of family. All she says she wants for her daughter is freedom, and for it to no longer be a fight.
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